Milk-dumping device



Y Nov. 6, 1928. 1,690,735

H. D. LATHROP MILK DUMPING DEVICE Filed Oct. l5, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nav. 6, 1928. 1,690,735 H. D. LATHRoP MILK DUMPING DEVICE Filed Oct. 13, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 wir ,ff/awry Patented Nov. 6., 1928,

UNITI-:D STATES PATENTy OFFICE.

HARRY D. LATHROP, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MILK-DUMPING DEVICE.

Appncmnn nica 0mm 1s, 1924. serial No. 743,315.

My present invention relates to a milk dumpin device, more particularly to a device designe to facilitate the handling and weighing of the milk consignments from different consignors, and the-main object of the invention is the provision of an improved' device of this character which will be sim le in construction, eflicient in operation an eco'- nomical in manufacture.

Another object of my invention isthe provision of a device of this character, which will facilitate the handling and weighing of milk consignments, providin for a rapid and separate weighing of the pro uct of each consigror, and which will reduce the number of la rers'required for` rapid handling operations.

Another object is the provision of a device Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my improved device in connection with a fragment of a can washing machine, and also in connection with a fragment of a milk can delivery' conveyor and further in connection with-a fragment of a weigh tank;

Fig. 2 is a side eleva-tion of my device 1n connection with a `can washing machine and a weigh tank;

Flg. 3 is a cross section taken on the linev 34-3ofFig.2; l l

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of my device, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlar ed sectional View taken on the line 5-5 of ig. 2;

Fig. 6 is an enlar ed section taken on the line i-6 of Fig. 5, i lustrating in particular the apertures leading from the drain pocket into the hop r; and

Fig. 7 is a ongitudinal sectional view taken ap roximately on the line 7 -7 of Fig. 5.

eier-ring now to the. parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, `the numeral 8 designates as a w ole a fragmentary portion of a milk can washing machine of the type illustrated in the Letters Patent above identified. f This washing machine includes an upwardly projecting skeleton slideway 9 on which milk cans as 10 are inverted, when emptied, and moved into the washing machine in position to be seized by a conveyor (not shown) which conducts the cans through the machine for the various wash'in and cleanslng operations to be performed t ereon. The full` milk cans are brought or conveyed to a point in proximity to the slideway as by means of a conveyor 11, herein fractionally shown.

The preferred embodiment of my dumpin device as illustrated herein includes a mili containing body comprising a hopper, de-

noted generally b the numeral 12 and consisting of oppose sides 13 and 14., opposed ends 15 and 16 an inclined bottom 17 and a hood portion 18 which rises above the open ytop in the position oppositethe lowest inclination of the bottom 17 The bottom of the hopper is not only inclined downwardly, but, as est illustrated in Figs. 5 and 7 it is formed with a central downwardly inclined drain 19 toward which the anking sides 20 and 20 of the bottom incline, the said drain narrowing as 1t proceeds to the front end 16 of the hopper, where it discharges into a fixed outlet conduit pipe 21, through which the contents of the hopper is dischar ed.

Movably mounted upon the con uit pipe 21 is a delivery conduit pipe 22 which is formed with a down-turned discharging spout 23. As will be observed from an inspection of the drawings, both of these conduit pipes are inclined downwardly so that the flow of liquid therethrough may be accomplished by. gravity. The 2delivery conduit pipe 22 is provided with an upwardly projectingbearing `24 4receptive of the end of an operating lever 25, whereby the delivery conduit pipe 22 may be moved or swung into position to discharge into either of the compartments 26 or 27 of the weigh tank 28. Projecting forwardly from the front end 16 of the hopper are arms 29 which are connected by the parallel upwardly bowed cross members 30 in order to provide a slot 31 through which the lever 25 may be passed andin which it may be operated as yina guide for the suitable manual turning or swinging of the delivery conduit pipe 22.

As illustrated in the acoompanyin drawings, the hopper is mounted at the orward end of the can'washing machine so that the skeleton slideway 9 will project over the rear portion thereof, with the hood 18 of the hopper rising a considerable distance above said slideway. In the present embodiment the hopper is shown as supported from the forward end of the washingmachine by means of angle iron braces 32 and 33. Obviously,

any other suitable lmeans may be employed for supporting the hopper in the relative position desired. On the reary portion of the side 14 of the hopper, adjacent the washin machine, there is constructed an elongate drain pocket 34, within the compass of which the said side 14: is provided with apertures 35 through which the contents of the drain ocket will readily flow into the hopper. gupported upon this drain pocket so as to discharge thereinto is a drain trough 36 which extends into the washing machine underneath the slideway 9, so as to receive the milk drippings from the inverted cans and thereby prevent any waste of milk. In ractice, the full milkv cans are conveyed'to t e dumping device upon a conveyor as 1l from which the are moved onto the slideway 9 where the mil may be inspected. From this slideway the cans ma be emptied 'into the hopper, the :lood 18 t ereof receiving the outflow from the cans. The cans in inverted positon are thence thrust into the washing machine upon the slideway. By means of the operating lever 25 the milk is diverted either into the compartment 26 or compartment 27 of the weigh tank. To prevent the milk from flowing from the discharging spout 23 in a swirl I provide within said spout a baille late 37. While the milk consignment disc ar ed into the compartment 26 is being chec ed up and otherwise accounted for, a consignment from another consignor may be diverted into the compartment 27 of the weigh tank. In this manner a continuous handling of the consignmentsis provided for, and provision is made to givefull credit to each of the consignors for the quantity of his consignment. In practice, the weigh tank 28 rests upon an automatic scale (not shown from which the exact weight of the milk disc arged into a compartment may be ascertained at a glance. It will also be understood, of course, that the weigh tank 28, for each of the compartments 26 and 27, is provided with a lug or valve controlled discharging outlet not shown) through which the contents of the compartments may be discharged.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the s irit of the invention. -I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the-appended claims.

f swingably connected to the conduit 1. The herein described milk dumping delvice including a hopper having downwardly and inwardly sloping bottom walls and a splash-preventing hood having an upwardly directed wall with a downward bend, a dumping platform above the hopper, a conduit leading outwardly from the hopper to weighing tanks disposed below the hopper, a spout swingably connected to the conduit whereby milk from the hopper ma be directed into a particular weifrhmg tank', means to drain spilled milk and means to receive said milk, substantiall as described.

2. The herein escribedmilk dumping device including a hopper having downwardly and inwardly sloping bottom -walls and a splash-preventing hood having an upwardly directed wall with a downward bend, a dumping platform above the hopper, a conduit leadingoutwardly from the hopper to weighing tanks disposed below the hopper, a spout whereby milk from the hopper may be directed into a particular weighing tank, and means in the spout for preventing the milkfrom swirling, means to drain spilled milk and means to receive said spilled milk, substantially' as described.

3. The herein described milk dumping device including a hopper-having downwardly and'inwardly sloping bottom walls and a splash-preventing hood formedtherewith, a dumping platform above the hopper, a conduit leading outwardly from the hopper, means to prevent milk from splashing out of the hopper, said conduit also leading to a spout swin ably connected to the conduit for directing t e flow of milk, means to drain spilled milk and means to receive said spilled spilled milk, substantially as described, means in milk from swirl- 5. The herein described milk dumpingldevice including a containing body com rising av ho per aving a side wall, and a cliain pocket fldrmed in connection with said side wall exteriorly thereof, the top of said drain pocket being adapted to serve as a support or the vend of ay drain trough, said side wall within the compass of said pockt having` apertures to provide for the draining of liquid from said pocket into said hopper.

6. The herein described milk dum ing device including a milk receiving bo y com- 5 prising a. hopper having a splash-preventing hood arran ed to receive the outow of milk cans, said opper having a drain pocket formed to support a drain trough cooperating therewith, an outlet member protruding from the body, a milk divertin member swiveled on said protruding mem r, an open bearing on said diverting member, and an operating lever received in said bearing.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name vto this specification.

HARRY D. LATHROP. 

